The Daily Shepherd – Stand together with your back to the storm

Did you ever notice that when there is blustery snow or wind and rain, the horses stand together, shoulder to shoulder with their backs to the storm? Their heads hang a bit below their withers and they look away from the storm and toward the brighter horizon. The herd offers a good model for weathering storms in our lives. When we encounter turbulent and difficult times we will gain strength from standing together with those close to us. Shoulder to shoulder together we can support and bear more. It is also helpful sometimes to move forward, heads down, looking away from the bad weather and toward the brighter horizon in the distance, knowing that brighter days are ahead and that we have a plan for the next storm which may come next season.